Disclaimer I don't own Inuyasha or Lord of the Rings.

Summary: Kagome's adventures in the feudal era are finished and suddenly she is changed from a eighteen year old to a six year old child. Then she was sent to a different world altogether. Now living in middle earth what will she do when she gets caught up with the fellowship of the ring. The coming winter brings some changes to Kagome's life.

A/N: This was something I wrote since I had the day off from school two months ago. Not sure when I'll update it.

"Talking"

'Kagome's thoughts.'

'Midoriko's thoughts.'

Enjoy! R&R.

"Hobbits are an unobtrusive but very ancient people, more numerous formerly than they are today: for they love peace and quiet and good tilled earth: a well-ordered and well-farmed countryside was their favorite haunt." —From the Fellowship of the Ring, pg 1.

"...Hobbits had already become divided into three somewhat different breeds: Harfoots, Stoors, and the Fallohides. The Harfoots were browner of skin, smaller, and shorter, and they were beardless and bootless; their hands and feet were neat and nimble; and they preferred highlands and hillsides. The Stoors were broader, heavier in build; their feet and hands were larger, and they preferred flat lands and riversides. The Fallohides were fairer of skin and also of hair, and they were taller and slimmer than the others; they were lovers of trees and of woodlands." —From the Fellowship of the Ring, pg 3 & 4.

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Winter's Coming

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'This story begins several years before the fellowship was formed in another world altogether. Beginning with a certain black-haired time-traveling priestess battling five hundred years in the past against the evil hanyō Naraku.'

A huge storm was raging about. The sky full of thunder clouds, rain coming down hard turning the dry dirt to sticky mud. Lighting struck and huge claps of thunder filled the darkened sky. It was as if the kamis themselves were waging war like the beings below.

Hoardes of demon carcasses littered the meadow that had become their battelfield and many more hordes still coming forth from the forest with the Inu-tachi and Sesshoumaru's army slashing away at them.

War crys from both sides were heard from miles off. Claws and swords tearing at their enemies skin. Blood splattering all over the once scenic meadow. Everyone doing their part to help out.

All of Naraku's incarnations had fallen to their demise, so it was just the Inu-tachi versus the vile hanyō.

Kagura fell at the hands of Kouga and Ayame and their wolves. Their combined moves tearing her to shreds. Kagura dying without much of a fight helped to limit the aerial attacks from the enemy.

Hakudoshi was finished off by Sesshoumaru's bakusaiga ripping him his head clean of melting it with his acid.

Kohaku had died before the battle began when Naraku took the shard from his back reverting him back to dust. Kanna had been sucked into Miroku's wind-tunnel along with a lot of saimoshiyo. Sango and Kirara were doing their best at protecting him from the hordes of yōkai while Miroku was sweating and writhing in pain from the insects' poison.

Jaken had called forth a large army of imps that were his kin and was participating in the fight as well. Many yōkai from the Western army fought as wel backing up their lord. Ah and Un made sure to cover any stray aerial attacks from the hoards of yōkai piling onto the battlefield.

Shippo had taken the form of a bird with Rin on his back dropping little grenades Kagome had brought from her world onto the enemies heads. Not that Kagome had approved or wanted them anywhere near the battlefield, but they were given little choice with how suddenly Naraku had attacked them.

"Die Narku! Windscar!" Inuyasha shouted moving tetsaiga in a downward slash letting loose six bright streaks of yellow light cutting at the ground heading straight for the evil hanyō. He continued this over and over again with determination burning in his eyes. Each one growing in power.

Till finally all the enregy built up and Naraku in a last attempt to fortify sent the energy back at Inuyasha.

Inuyasha had a feral grin on his face. "Bakuryūha!"

Winds began to pick up as Inuyasha let loose the backlash wave.

Kagome stood on top of Hachi's back who floated high above the battlefield in the sky. Shooting down at their enemies. Her arrows shot through the sky with great marksmanship.

Even a couple of misses still did damage to the enemy from the very energy coming off of the arrows.

Damn there are so many demon's we need to strike at the source.

Pulling back the string on her long bow her arrow marked to shoot down her biggest enemy. The arrow surrounded by a gold and white luminescent light instead of the usual pink.

"Hit the mark!" Kagome yelled.

'This time you die bastard, for all of the lost lives and ruined ones.'

Kagome's arrow and Inuyasha's attack swirled around each other creating a myriad show of colors. Inuyasha's attack hit first breaking through Naraku's weakened barrier and Kagome's sacred arrow sailed straight towards Naraku piercing him straight in the heart. They knew this was the end.

Naraku had absorbed his human heart back into him after the last battle. This time Naraku would be finished. Sesshoumaru sent his own attack from bakusaiga hurtling towards the vile hanyō solidifying Kagome and Inuyasha's attacks.

"Nooooooooooooo! Aaahhhhh!"

There was a angry scream of outrage and agony that tore from Naraku's lips as her sacred arrow ate through his heart aiming straight for his soul. Kagome didn't think that one arrow would be enough considering she had never tried using such power ever and made to launch another sacred arrow. Suddenly a feeling hit her she didn't know why but something urged her to put the bow down.

'What is this I am feeling?'

She had learned long ago from Kaede to follow her instincts although she was a little skeptical. So despite her convictions she slowly set down her long trusted bow down before walking forward towards the edge of Hachi's back.

Hachi didn't even realize what was happening till she had already launched herself off of his back plummeting straight towards Naraku.

Kagome's body flared to life as she stretched out her hand her palm facing towards the evil hanyō. Like blocked tube building momentum. Power from somewhere deep within her pushed forth to the surface. Her whole body began to glow.

All had stopped some in awe, others in complete disbelief at the sight. It was like a shooting star; a true Kagome and it was heading straight for Naraku.

The speed at which she was falling increased dramatically and Kagome's eyes stayed open concentrating on her task. Briefly her cheeks flapped from the air pushing against her face.

"Oh fuck."

Kagome felt her palm slamming into Naraku's upper torso with an inhumane force. Felt and heard the sickening crunch of his bones or maybe hers she wasn't to sure from the force of her impact. She pushed her purifying energy into him with a much strength that she could muster. She let out a garbled noise feeling a large wave of malevolent energy trying to absorb her. Before Kagome could panic her powers reacted of their own accord snuffing out Naraku's power. Her eyes widened in surprise.

How did that happen?

She didn't have time to answer her question when something pulsed and realized it was the jewel.

Fuse the jewel! Now child!

Kagome didn't know when she did it, but she reached up yanking her half of shikon from around her neck. Then everything seemed to fade away quickly. Rearing her arm back, she balled her hand into a fist before punch Naraku straight through his chest with strength she didn't even know she possessed.

Kagome vaguely heard the whooping cries of victory from her friends. Hearing instead Naraku screams of agony, her own heart thudding against her ribs, vibrating through her whole being.

'Did I just kill Naraku?'

Everything began slipping away fast, the world around her became a blur of colors and vaguely she realized the tentacle sticking therough her own chest before darkness greeted.

'Someone save me!'

-00-

Kagome felt like she was in limbo. It seemed like an endless amount of time had gone by with her stuck in the same state. She felt light like she was floating, but she wasn't all too sure.

"I wonder if this is heaven or inside the Shikon, can't be hell." She had seen that place. "Maybe I'm in a coma."

'Or worse maybe I'm dead?...Dammit the one time I trust my instincts I die!'

Kagome began to berate herself.

'Just leave it to me to commit suicide listening to my instincts.'

'Pfft—child you are amusing as ever.'

Soft peals of laughter shocked her out of her little stupor, turning her head to both sides but in the abyss of darkness she could see nothing; let alone feel if she was even turning her own head. Then her mind brought forth the worst possible conclusion. Dammit it had all been a dream, Naraku was going to kill her, he had tricked her with his mind games. Or worse he already killed me and is haunting me in the afterlife.

"Whose there? Show yourself Naraku" Kagome shouted.

'Oh you need not speak so loudly child. Do you really not recognize my voice young one I mean to compare me to Naraku?'

Kagome was silent for a moment as she pondered where she had heard that voice from. Who could it be, then it clicked. When her and Kikyo has joined telepathically. Another had been there who had spoken to both of them.

'...Midoriko?'

'Hai, young one it is I; Midoriko, the original Shikon no Miko.'

'Midoriko-sama where am I? Am I dead? What happened? I didn't speak out loud how did you hear me? Why are you in my head?'

Kagome felt a little weird talking to nothing.

She was still shrouded in darkness and it felt a little disconcerting since she didn't really know if she was talking to Midoriko, or if her mind was creating delusions and she had finally snapped up in her little noggin from all the crazyness in her life.

'Now now child all shall be answered in time. You are in a dimension that exists outside of time you could say. Your not dead—very much alive, young you are...quite young. As to your last question it is hard to say. You've—how do you say...changed—yes most definitely you have changed young one. You are quite something you followed the pull—'

'What pull? I thought I was following my instincts. What change?'

Kagome asked suspiciously, although she was very relieved and thankful to hear that she wasn't dead.

'Why the pull of your destiny of course. You are destined to do a many great things, things that require you to leave your world and go somewhere else. A path that has been set in motion for you to take. I know child this news may be confusing and hard to take in but if you'll allow me I can explain for you must understand that there are things that must be sacrificed and things that must be achieved to help keep hold of the balance.'

'What's this got to do with me? What about my family? My life?'

Kagome knew she probably sounded selfish, but after sacraficing her whole life for the jewel she thought this would be the end. Hadn't she sacraficed enough.

'I realize how you may be feeling but you must understand there is no other way. You have already died in your family's eyes.'

'What!' Kagome screamed. 'You said I wasn't dead, you lied to me.'

'Nonsense I did no such thing. Your body from your world has died and Inuyasha is taking it back to your family as we speak. When you fought the vile hanyō you struck him and he you, the only difference is you destroyed his soul, while he only destroyed your earthly body. When Inuyasha takes the body to your family he will return to the feudal era and the well will cave in losing all of its power. Now although your earthly body is dead, you're spirit and new body are fine—quite fine indeed. Would you care to see for yourself little one to see that I am no liar?'

Kagome didn't get the chance to answer as a bright light illuminated the abyss. She blinked back a couple of times as her eyes adjusted to the sudden onslaught of light.

'New body?'

After a moment she looked around her before realizing she was a floating in a portal of sorts. It reminded her of the many times she would traipise through the well; a tunnel filled with a myriad of colors passing by.

A woman stood a few feet in front of her indeed resembling the statue of Midoriko that once stood in the demon slayers' cave. The woman wore the same battle attire as Midoriko, except there was no gaping hole in chest like the statue she had once seen. Looking at Midoriko now was like looking at an older version of herself or Kikyo.

But she didn't have much time to ponder at their similarities as a foggy mirror appeared out of nowhere before it cleared so she could see herself properly.

Kagome's eyes nearly popped out at the sight of herself. No longer the Kagome Higurashi she knew to be herself.

Her black shoulder length hair gone, her body that had grown out more when she got into highschool gone—her hair had grown...a lot; it now came well past her shoulders hell past her hips right down to her ankles. Her beautiful tan that she had acquired traveling all over the feudal countryside was gone, replaced with pale, alabaster skin that looked more ethereal than sickly. But the most defining change about her body was that she was a child!

Kagome was sure she would have fainted, except it seemed that spirits didn't faint.

She couldn't even scream in outrage at the loss of her body that she had waited long time to get. I mean sure her boobs weren't D's but they were close to getting there...eventually, but this—this was ridiculous. The only good thing that she saw from this form might be her ears, which she now noted looked a lot like Sesshoumaru's or elf ears.

'What the hell happened!?'

Kagome wanted to know what had happened to make her turn out lik—like this—to be a child again—oh kami-sama she would have to experience puberty all over again.

Midoriko's mellow look did not flicker, though she took notice of the look on Kagome's face, as she lost the little color that was left in her cheeks. Wondering what Kagome's little mind was conjuring up. She could have just delved into the girl's mind, but she wanted to give the child some peace of mind.

'Where you are going it is necessary for you to start anew. Which is why you have been given this new body as a six year old child, of course the kamis could not make you a baby, or else you wouldn't be able to understand the full importance of what you must do. And I can assure that it is of the highest importance to the world your going to.'

Kagome could believe what she was hearing. She was fate's puppet. Her family thought she was dead.

Hell she hadn't even shared a proper kiss with the man she has had a crush on since she first came to the feudal era. Sure there was that one kiss with Inuyasha in Kaguya's castle, but that had been when he was in great peril and the kiss didn't even last five seconds. Her other had been when Hojo caught her off-guard it had been sloppy and made her stomach heave instead of her toes curling. She was thankful that he had given up on her junior year and decided to go out with Yuka instead.

'What other world? What is this mission of high importance and if it's so important why not get someone more experienced like Kikyo or—or someone that's not me.'

'You put little faith in yourself little one. You have long since surpassed Kikyo in power, although it would have been impossible to summon her here since her soul had already been reincarnated into you'

Midoriko sent her an amused look before continuing where she left off.

'There is no other, this has been your destiny from the beginning. Your adventures in the feudal era were the preparations leading up to this mission. Think of all the things you know now about surviving that you did not before going to the feudal era.'

And so Kagome did. In the past three years she had learnt how to make a camp fire, hunt and skin animals, shoot a bow, a little self-defense lessons from Sango (I wasn't exactly the best pupil), setting broken bones and fractures, first aid, and much more.

'Then why not just send me on the important mission to learn there why make me go through all this?'

The look on the older priestess' face was very tight-lipped as she thought about the right words to use before speaking.

'It is how your time would say killing two birds with one stone, though it was your destiny from the start, already weaved by the fates into your tapestry upon conception in the womb, but also because—you won't be...coming back.'

The finality in Midoriko's words took the wind out of Kagome. Her eyes widened. Not coming back.

'What do you mean I won't be coming back? Where am I going'

'It's just as I said child, you will not be able to return to your world ever. Your family will have thought you dead and it will be many years from now before your mission is to take place. I have tried to be as gentle as possible, but time is dwindling down now.

You are to be sent to Middle Earth; a world where man, elves, dwarves, orcs, hobbits and other fairytale creatures of the sort roam the lands. There will be a war not now but later down the road.

There are many things that you still have to do. Although you are very adept with the bow, you still have much to learn. This will give you time to train more and you must learn how to fight with other weapons or without one. You must be ready to face whatever comes your way.

Now child this is really important you are a hobbit now. A little person, even shorter than the dwarves of that world—'

'Shorter! But I was already short to begin with, I barely hit five feet two inches—'

'You will be much shorter, most hobbits range from two to four feet, but you needn't worry you have a little elf blood, so you should regain your height in time. You will travel to the Shire where the hobbits live and live among them. You shall do many things before you are to befriend a boy by the name of Frodo Baggins; once you meet you will begin your true quest. You must be ready when the time comes, trust your instincts they will guide you.

All of Middle Earth is depending on you and Frodo you must not fail little one. It would seem time has caught up to us and you must go now Kagome, fret not the kamis have already set some things into motion for you, you need only play along. And remember you're half Fallohide hobbit and elf, now go child. And good luck!' Midoriko smiled waving goodbye.

Kagome didn't even get to ask her what a Fallohide was, before her body being sucked into the portal. The next thing she saw was a shining bright light.

-00-

Kagome muttered about meany fates and about the idea of being shorter. Not to mention the whole being sent to a new world.

"I weally don't like them."

No sooner that the words were of her mouth did she put a hand clamp over her mouth.

'Great now I'm back to my most dreaded moments as a child.' Not saying her R's right.

Her eyes shot open, staring at the sky peeking through the trees. Her eyes widened at the sight. Sitting up her attention was drawn towards her hands instead of the foreign scenery.

No longer did she have long, slender fingers, instead they were short and pudgy. She ran the pad of her finger over the clothes she wore, simple large dirty rags that made her nose crinkle, not that she could complain.

Better to have rags then nothing at all.

Kagome looked around noticing that she was what seemed to be a dirt road a little ways off. Rising to her feet slowly on small wobbly legs she looked down seeing that her feet were bare of any shoes. She made to walk forward and almost fell over some tangled weeds.

She glared at them, sure that if looks could kill the weeds would have shriveled up. Stupid weeds. Kagome walked in a wide in arc around them.

"Now to get to this Shire Midoriko spoke of."

When Kagome finally reached the dirt road after tripping twice she walked a ways' way before stopping in front of a wooden post in the ground with a sign.

"What weird language is this?"

As soon as the words left her mouth something funny happened. Everything clicked. Surprising her greatly because now the words suddenly made sense. Yet she knew she couldn't possibly be able to read the sign at all considering all the weird symbols that she had never seen before.

She would have spent time debating what was happening to her, but a breeze blew by making her aware that she only had rags on. 'Need to get to this Shire and find some clothes.'

Her eyes scanned over the sign. The sign reading as follow:

The Shire two miles west to the bend in the road. Bree forty miles east.

Well that was easier than I expected. Two miles is a piece of cake compared to walking in the feudal era with Inuyasha.

Kagome looked up towards the sunny sky with a few clouds for shade. Good weather a great day for walking.

'I guess the Kamis aren't that bad.'

And so Kagome began her first adventure in Middle Earth. Making sure to stay on the dirt path she started walking down the path. Unfortunately walking two miles as a six year was different from when she used to walk in the feudal era. Her body felt tired after twenty minutes of walking so she took a break.

And another and another. Being little sucks. My body is so tired.

Everything around her seemed much bigger, there were splashes of vibrant colors everywhere. 'I thought Midoriko said my training from the feudal era would pay off.' So far her stamina that she had built up in the feudal era was gone because of this new body she had been given.

Kagome started to get really hungry after an hour of walking; her stomach growling when she came upon a cornfield.

"I'm sure whoever owns these won't mind a few ears of corn missing." Kagome looked around making sure no one was around before struggling to grab one of stalks. Having to break it, just to get the corn down so she could reach it.

Of course breaking the stalk was harder than she thought it would be.

She was doing stuff based off the strength of an eighteen year old girl and not a six year old one.

It took ten minutes before she mange to snap the stalk in half. After peeling back skin surrounding the corn Kagome wasn't all that sure she wanted to eat the corn, but her stomach growled again protesting that thought.

"Oh I hope when I get to this Shire I weally hope they have better food."

Kagome took a big breath biting into the corn. The corn wasn't cooked or all that good, but it was better than starving. The corn was like bland chips, tasteless and crunchy. She munched on the corn for a good while before continuing her journey.

The path led through some more wooded area.

When Kagome finally did make it to the Shire it seemed like she had walked twenty miles or more and not the two mile it had actually been. Before she made it to the village she manage to fall in a pile of mud looking even more dirty than she had before.

"Oh just gweat! Stupid mud!" She grumbled wiping off some of the mud that was on her face, pushing herself out of the mud.

Kagome whipped her arm away from her some of the mud flying off. She was afraid at how she must look right now.

The more she walked the heavier she felt, especially considering the mud weighed her down more now.

Kagome almost danced with joy and relief when she saw green rolling hills with little circular green and blue doors built into the hillside. There was also a sign that shade 'The Shire' in curvy and fancy lettering. The village itself was more vibrant than the forest she had just come from. So full of life. Shuffling a little, she now felt a little out-of-place when people not much taller than her came by dressed in vibrant greens and yellows with a splash of red in between. Especially considering the looks they were giving her soiled appearance.

'They probably think I'm some kind of mud monster.'

One of them a fair looking woman who seemed well on in age came forward. Her hair was black with many streaks of gray and her face held a few wrinkles, but she also had a kind smile, that made Kagome want to smile.

"Good Morning little one. What bring someone so young to our village where be your parents little one?" The woman asked in a soft voice.

Kagome didn't know what happened but tears sprung to her eyes and her lower lip wobbled.

"My mommy and daddy are gone." The words came tumbling of their own accord.

'What the heck?'

"Oh my," the woman looked at the ladies behind her, before turning back towards the little girl.

"Why don't you come with me little one and tell us what happened? You need not fret we shan't harm you here." She held out her hand.

'Well what do you know. I guess my body knows better than I do.'

Kagome gave her a little shy nod, sniffling a little, before placing her smaller hand in the lady's outstretched one.

The lady; who had yet to tell Kagome her name, led her to one of the bright green doors; the other ladies following along, being the little nosy busybodies that they were.

Kagome studied the woman as she lead her inside, it was comfy looking abode. Nothing like I had imagined, then again it would be weird if they lived in a dirt hole or a rabbit hole. She was led her to a room with a large basin. The nameless lady pick up a large jug filling the basin with water and some weird oils that looked like soap.

"It's best you wash up first—Myriam do you perchance have any clothes of Lil's to spare." The lady turned asking a woman behind her. Kagome had yet to know the lady's name, but she would be sure to find out.

'Well after my bath.' Feeling a little giddy at the thought of a bath.

The woman now known as Myriam was much shorter that the woman still holding her hand. She had brown curly hair, tan complexion, who looked quite ordinary in Kagome's opinion. A harfoot hobbit. Kagome didn't know where the thought came from but she supposed that is what the woman was.

Hadn't Midoriko said something about them placing information or something like that. Dammit I really should pay more attention when people are telling me important things.

"Oh of course." Myriam rushed out to go get some of her daughter's old clothes.

"I'll go get some milk and tea." One woman offered. She was wearing a bright yellow dress and a white bonnet, with a friendly smile.

"I bring over some mince-pies and cheese." This woman wore clothes that were more meant for working and had an apron over her dress. Both women both left to get the stuff.

The woman smiled, before giving her hand a little squeeze.

"Alright little one. Let's get you cleaned up."

-00-

Thirty Minutes later

Never in all of Rema's days had she seen a child like her.

Sure she was a Took, but she never went on any adventures or did any rough-housing of the sorts; let alone see any of her family members or distant relatives come back as such a state. When she first saw the child she thought her to be a grimlin she had heard her father tell stories of as a child.

It was only upon closer inspection did she realize that the suppossed "goblin" was in fact a child. But not just any child, a dirty, parent-less child. But what unsettled her was that the child looked familiar. She would find out more about the child's parentage to be certain.

The lady had washed the dirt away and brushed her hair for her. Myrna had brought back a thick cotton dress that was a pretty saxe-blue. It was a little big around her waist, but the lady fixed it by tying a large red sash around her waist, tying it in a neat bow.

Kagome's face was a little raw from being scrubbed thoroughly.

"Tank you Mywna." Kagome said, hating how her word came out.

The women however all squealed at how cute the little girl was. All curious to know who she was. Kagome personally just wanted space, as well as to get away from the old woman who looked like she wanted to pinch her cheeks.

'I hate old ladies and the crab fingers.'

"Now sweetie why don't we start with introductions now that your are clean and tidy." The lady sat on a small chair that seemed to engulf her when she sat in it.

"I am Rema Took, daughter of Isembold and Tili Took, who be you kin to child?" Rema sent her a little encouraging smile to relax the child. 'She looks to be a hobbit, yet an elf child by her ears.'

Kagome wasn't all to sure how to answer Rema.

'What should I say?'

Kagome didn't know where the voice came from, but supposed this is what Midoriko meant by they had set things into motion for her again.

"I am Kagome, daughter of Timit and Dina Took." Kagome answered in a soft, timid voice.

As she soon as the words left her mouth, a picture of the couple flashed through her mind and she realized she looked a lot like them. She saw herself through someone else's eyes sitting with them, laughing. Kagome saw her father Timit raising her high into the sky. Her mother Dina reading her stories at bedtime kissing both of her cheeks. She felt a pang of hurt knowing they were gone, despite not really having known them.

"What happened to them." Rema asked in a shaky voice.

'My brother Timit. My sister-in-law. What has become of them?'

Then another memory flashed. They had made it over the mountains a ways from Rivendell and were heading towards the Shire, when they ran into bandits. Her papa held them off while her mamma had run off with her into the woods going as fast as her little feet could take her. Dina's's long slender legs ran at a fast pace into the forest that whispered to her.

"Nurta Kagome nurta." (Hide Kagome hide!) Kagome shook her head, but her mother nudged her towards a large tree that had a hole large enough for her. She climb inside, her mother leaned inside placing a swift kiss to her brow.

"Amin mela lle," (I love you) her mother whispered in elvish place some leaves in front of the hole running away to draw the bandits away from her.

When Kagome finally ventured out of the tree she almost felt like clawing her eyes out.

She pushed her way out of the underbrush finding her mother's still form... dead on the forest floor. Beaten and raped. Her legs left wide open, blood everywhere. Her long black hair splayed about the ground with twigs in it. Her silk clothes that she loved to nestle her face in torn to shreds.

Black bruises from a struggle littered her mother's body. She threw up several times before she gathered the only thing she could from her mother's lifeless corpse.

Her moonstone necklace.

Tears fell from her eyes silently.

Bile rose in her throat and Kagome fought to hold it down, a strangled cry passed her lips as the memory replayed in her mind over and over, so vividly and sickening. The women were quick trying to comfort her. Wanting to know what had set her off.

Rema pulled Kagome into her arms, whispering soft words in her ears. In a tongue she barely registered. Her touch soothing as she rubbed Kagome's back in slow soothing circles. Kagome's little hands clutch the necklace clasped around her neck, forgotten until that moment.

'I shouldn't feel this way after all that I've seen worse, yet I feel the pain of a child who has lost her parents. It hurts.'

No questions were asked of her for a while til she was calm. When Kagome did tell her what happened. She left out the rape and about finding her mother in such a state. Only saying that bandits had killed them. She had been traveling for nearly two months to reach the place where her father once lived as a child.

Rema decided to take in Kagome, knowing Dina had no known relatives and that she was closest the child would have now.

TBC. Review.